tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45131904035465506452016-09-07T21:36:47.575-07:00Dora's DaysDorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-38293060352558599222010-02-24T11:55:00.000-08:002010-02-24T11:55:39.118-08:00I'm moving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Not me, my blog!&nbsp; I have redone my blog for easier locating to:&nbsp; http://doraphillips.blogspot.com/<br /><br />My new blog name is Life--with a twist.&nbsp; Isn't that totally me?&nbsp; I am also renaming my digital design name from Dora's Designs to Dora's Lemonlove Creations.&nbsp; Fresh start to my scrapping world.&nbsp;<br /><br />I made a little moving card to say howdy to my new blog.&nbsp; Give the image a click and it will take you on over.&nbsp; Bye!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://doraphillips.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S4WDsJAn1_I/AAAAAAAAAk8/y-jRY--Bklk/s320/monday_mojo_welcome_home_card.jpg" /></a></div>Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-36003360680924282932010-02-05T19:14:00.000-08:002010-02-05T19:35:22.891-08:00Welcome to Friday!Wow! What a crazy week for our family. Poor Drew was running here, there, and everywhere with both of his sisters and his dad at this hospital or that one. Everything turned out really really well. We have a brand new niece--Rachel Alexandria. She arrived on Tuesday weighing in at 7lbs 7oz and is absolutely beautiful. Dad survived a surgery on his caroidid artery and is home resting now. Whew!<br /><br />I did manage to scrap a bit--helps keep the sanity--but everything I did up until tonight is for the March issue of ScrapStreet.com Magazine. I took tonight off to play with a couple of challenges and the download a day kit at <a href="http://www.divinedigital.com/">Divine Digital</a>. It is too fabulous for words!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S2zervlfWaI/AAAAAAAAAf0/N3IM6MFZhLQ/s1600-h/mine_divine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S2zervlfWaI/AAAAAAAAAf0/N3IM6MFZhLQ/s400/mine_divine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434963693418797474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Supplies: Kit: Hearts Afire by Angel Hartline Designs (Divine Digital), Brown Bag Paper &amp; Notebook Strips: Scrappincop, Fonts: Distressed Typewriter, Generic Bold.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Journaling: Look, Mom! I have a new best friend! Isn’t he just the cutest bear you ever saw in your whole life? He loves me and he is all MINE.</span><br /><br />I am in love with this picture of Allie from last Valentine's Day. She loves bears and this one was a fave for a very long time. Darling!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-66139868247959044022010-01-27T13:53:00.000-08:002010-01-27T14:02:23.772-08:00sweet babyI am going to be an aunt again soon! My youngest Sister-in-law will have baby number three by C-section on Tuesday. They chose to be surprised, so I needed to make a card perfect for a girl or boy. This darling little baby bear cub was the perfect choice. Mixing him with craft and a bit of red made for a happy card to tuck in with Baby's welcome to the world gift.<br /><br />The cub comes courtesy of the <a href="http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com/">Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm</a> relay this week. I am having such fun with these gorgeous digi stamps. The Sketch is card 40 at <a href="http://inspiredblueprints.typepad.com/">Inspired Blueprints</a>. Their site is fabulous!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S2C2BLoo40I/AAAAAAAAAfs/7Fr4gEYxkB8/s1600-h/baby_card.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S2C2BLoo40I/AAAAAAAAAfs/7Fr4gEYxkB8/s400/baby_card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431541282028184386" border="0" /></a>Welcome Baby. Paper, Die Cut: Jillibean Soup, Digital Stamp: Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm, Chipboard: BasicGrey, Cardstock: Bazzill, Rub Ons: Making Memories, Markers: Copic, Tools: Scor-it, Fiskars Punches, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Templates.<br /><br />Have a super day!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-1125706403464550832010-01-26T13:54:00.000-08:002010-01-26T13:58:22.060-08:00racing in!To keep up with the cool relay at S<a href="http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com/">plendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm</a>. Charlotte is a totally hip chick and I had fun playing with here--even if it is a quickie between work and kids activities. I gave the stamp a pass with embossing powder for a bit of a shine. Fast and fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S19ksH1GLsI/AAAAAAAAAfk/9-nfcb2c8fM/s1600-h/charlotte_card.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S19ksH1GLsI/AAAAAAAAAfk/9-nfcb2c8fM/s400/charlotte_card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431170384810880706" border="0" /></a>You are my Sunshine. Paper, Die Cut: Crate Paper, Digital Stamp: Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm, Cardstock: Bazzill, Rub Ons: Sweetwater, Markers: Copic, Tools: Scor-it, Fiskars Punches.<br /><br />Off I go to Tae Kwon Do!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-22700031808916525132010-01-25T13:45:00.001-08:002010-01-25T13:53:53.669-08:00Relay RacingI am running a relay! No, not with my feet, with my copic markers. One of my hybrid friends, Lisa Peppers, shared a link to a digital stamping site called <a href="http://splendidstamping.blogspot.com/">Splendid Stamping with the Greeting Farm</a>. They have some darling stamps! <br /><br />The relay is easy enough. You start with adorable Mer Ian and create a card or project with him and post him by 6pm today. Then you comment with your email addy and a new pretty will be mailed to you. Tomorrow, you create with the new one and hurry to post. Five days of fun!<br /><br />Of course, Tuesday is an insane day for me and I am scared I will end up fizzling out early, but I am determined to give it the old college try. I think I can, I think I can.<br /><br />Her is my merman:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S14REIjDZTI/AAAAAAAAAfc/9Jo1TWNGMNc/s1600-h/mer_ian_card.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S14REIjDZTI/AAAAAAAAAfc/9Jo1TWNGMNc/s400/mer_ian_card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430796963367052594" border="0" /></a>Happy Happy Happy. Digital Stamp: Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm, Paper, Die Cuts: Crate Paper, Pearls: Kaisercraft, Cardstock: Bazzill, Rub Ons: Sweetwater, Markers: Copic, Tools: Scor-it, Fiskars Punches.<br /><br />Hope to see you tomorrow with a new card!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-59901524886875875632010-01-17T15:33:00.000-08:002010-01-17T15:39:10.861-08:00Scrapping PotluckPotluck is one of my favorite kind of challenges. Everyone who wants to play, signs up to "bring" a scrappy item. Then everyone who attends the challenge must scrap with every potluck item on their layout. For this challenge, our girls brought: journaling, bling, buttons, thread, ink, the color green, and flowers. Plenty of fun items to fit on a layout!<br /><br />Here is mine:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S1OeVH43C6I/AAAAAAAAAfU/AmpSU8TTb4E/s1600-h/greengirlchallenge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S1OeVH43C6I/AAAAAAAAAfU/AmpSU8TTb4E/s400/greengirlchallenge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427856061643557794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Green Girl. Supplies: Paper &amp; Die Cuts: Crate Paper, Buttons: BasicGrey, Bling: KaiserCraft, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Punch: Fiskars, Fonts: Georgia, Impact, Frisky, Kristin, Other: Thread.<br /><br />I really love how it turned out. I have not "blocked" in awhile and missed it. It really is my favorite design scheme. Thanks for the fun challenge, gals!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-81412741196776336592010-01-13T13:46:00.000-08:002010-01-13T14:23:09.105-08:00The Stacey Challenge!I love <a href="http://staceymichaud.blogspot.com/">Stacey Michaud</a>! We "met" online a couple of years ago when she entered ScrapStreet's Star contest. Her work blew me away and we invited her to join our magazine staff at the beginning of the summer. About 6 weeks later, we were making plans to go to summer CHA and I will never forget her reaction. She was ready to leave her darling kiddos with the hubby and race off to stay with people she had never met live (at my house, not a nice safe hotel) in order to go see all of the new pretties.<br /><br />We had an interesting mix that year--half scrap obsessed and half weekend croppers. The Crop gals were not into brand names, scrap celebs, and publishing. They just loved to scrap and were there for make-n-takes and to enjoy the girls trip. The other half of us had an absolute ball watching Stacey not recognize <a href="http://kellygoree.blogspot.com/">Kelly Goree</a> (one of her absolute faves!) at the BG table. We were constantly clutching each other and frantically whispering, "don't look but over your left shoulder is . . ."<br /><br />Stacey is as adorable in real life as she seems online. She is definitely a bundle of energy, a story teller, a teacher, and an absolutely fabulous friend. At that CHA, Stacey was a Chatterbox team finalist and we were all cheering her on. A year later at CHA in Orlando, she had just missed the Cosmo Cricket team after being a finalist. We were all so proud of her and so sad for her. Any company would be lucky to have her!<br /><br />In Orlando, we all loved <a href="http://pinkpaislee.com/">Pink Paislee</a> best of all. We ordered many companies, but we ordered EVERYTHING PP had to offer. And no one was more excited than Stacey. The moment she was announced as a PP team member, we were all happy dancing for her across the country. I know she is going to inspire all of us with all of her amazing creations.<br /><br />We decided to help kick off her journey by pulling out our PP and scrapping a bit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S04_SNH8EjI/AAAAAAAAAfM/2P35_FHLmi8/s1600-h/bemine_stacey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S04_SNH8EjI/AAAAAAAAAfM/2P35_FHLmi8/s400/bemine_stacey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426344183021179442" border="0" /></a>Be Mine. Paper, Alphabet: Pink Paislee, Flower: Prima, Pearls: Kaisercraft, Ribbon: Offray.<br /><br />Next, I want to tackle a layout with some super Stacey cutting. She is fearless with the scissors and her creations shine because of it. She is right, after all, <a href="http://staceymichaud.blogspot.com/">It's Just Paper</a>.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-57558609802416862772010-01-12T12:07:00.000-08:002010-01-12T12:23:39.735-08:00Getting my Mojo back!Ahh break time! My semester break ends tomorrow as we head back to the classroom ready to torture a new batch of students. Guess my blogging break should end, too. I definitely accomplished a good bit around the house and spent lots of time with the family. Allie and I are still hard at work on her doll house. Hopefully, it will be photo ready soon.<br /><br />To get me started back on the scrapping and blogging path, I jumped over to the <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/">Mojo Monday</a> blog. I have peeked in on them from time to time, but this is my first time playing along. Here is the sketch for this week:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gi179.photobucket.com/groups/w301/MOU8Y3Y6LE/Mojo121Sketch.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 451px;" src="http://gi179.photobucket.com/groups/w301/MOU8Y3Y6LE/Mojo121Sketch.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>And here is my version of it:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S0zWtoaC9DI/AAAAAAAAAfE/5Fc3UCVAszs/s1600-h/hi_mojomon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/S0zWtoaC9DI/AAAAAAAAAfE/5Fc3UCVAszs/s400/hi_mojomon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425947730503726130" border="0" /></a>Hi. Paper: Pink Paislee, Alphabet: American Crafts, Butterfly: BasicGrey, Bling: Kaisercraft, Sketch: Mojo Monday.<br /><br />I love a good sketch! It is a fabulous way to get the mojo jumpstarted. Now I am off to get Zack from the bus and begin the crazy busy Tuesday kid schedule.<br /><br />smooches!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-2082700177291359432009-12-15T18:09:00.000-08:002009-12-15T18:28:38.716-08:00I survived TuesdayTuesday is always my long day. I teach a full day and the kids have activities both before and after school. Added to that, it is always the big 5th grade homework day. Even a normal Tuesday has me collapsing at the end of the day--usually around 7:30.<br /><br />This week I have the added whammy of Drew traveling and final exams. And then I needed to race fit in a quick 15 minutes in the grocery store with both kids in Tae Kwon Do gear. <br /><br />I am not ashamed to say that Ronald McDonald cooked dinner. I have no guilt over it at all.<br /><br />What makes me happy? The next FIVE weeks are my semester break. Yes, 5 weeks of no teaching and all day to enjoy.<br /><br />What scares me? Starting in January, Tuesday gets longer. The only day I could get the kids into swim lessons was, you guessed it, Tuesday. From 7-8pm. After all of the other activities.<br /><br />Go ahead and faint with me. Until then, I will focus on today's mantra: just keep going and you will survive.<br /><br />I love this pretty picture: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Survive.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Survive.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It really symbolizes my Tuesday. I can live through it. Goodnight, Tuesday.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-2634492399370010142009-12-14T18:56:00.001-08:002009-12-14T19:08:09.377-08:00Have to spillScrapStreet's Showroom column for the January issue features the fun stamps from Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard. I had the best weekend playing with them! So much fun that I have some left over after turning in my article and I am not done yet! Normally, I would wait until after the issue is out to show, but a little peek cannot hurt, right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Syb66fNU-1I/AAAAAAAAAeM/Gx0Ibe3EGRU/s1600-h/stampsoflife_hi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Syb66fNU-1I/AAAAAAAAAeM/Gx0Ibe3EGRU/s400/stampsoflife_hi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415291484676356946" border="0" /></a>Digital Stamps: Stamps of Life Back2Basics, Cardstock: Coredinations, Ribbon: Offray, Markers: Copic, Tools: Cuttlebug, Fiskers border punch.<br /><br />I printed the stamps in just an outline and colored them with my beloved Copics. Next, I used embossing powder for shine. Popping them with foam off of the Swiss Dots background makes for a great mixture of textures. Where did I start? With the ribbon. I have had this in my stash for awhile and it never quite matched any papers. I was able to color everything to match it instead. Fun!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-70963557689716342702009-12-13T16:13:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:22:59.137-08:00coloring is good for you!Honest. It is. There is a reason why we give kids some crayons and paper. Ok, so promoting hand eye coordination and fine motor skills can be offered as rational, but it is just plain fun, too. A little bit of coloring and I feel less stressed. I can make something pretty and have complete control over it even if everything else is swirling around me. ahhh.<br /><br />I am having a bigger problem figuring out how to make cards with my pretties. I prefer a 4in x 4in square card. I think it comes from scrapping 12x12 solo pages for so long--I think in a square. However, my new stamps are bigger. They want 5x7 cards. They need to go big. I have to give them what they want. After all, is this deer not the cutest thing you have ever seen?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyWDcsMYDWI/AAAAAAAAAeE/vpX8Qysy0Ls/s1600-h/whiffofjoy_deer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyWDcsMYDWI/AAAAAAAAAeE/vpX8Qysy0Ls/s400/whiffofjoy_deer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414878655905533282" border="0" /></a>Merry Christmas. Paper: Crate Paper, Pink Paislee, Die Cuts: Crate Paper, Stamp: <a href="http://www.whiffofjoy.com/">Whiff of Joy</a>, Markers: Copic, Other: Raffia. <br /><br />I am going to take a batch of stamped images and my copics with me to school this week. Watching students take finals will be far less stressful with my magic markers at hand.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-91763473767003272822009-12-12T18:02:00.000-08:002009-12-12T18:11:03.994-08:00Just a bit of helloI was thrilled to receive an "open before Christmas" present today with a bunch of stamps perfect for coloring. I have stamps. Honest. After all, what self respecting scrapper doesn't? However, most of my stamps are not the color me type. They are more patterns and words. <br /><br />I have found a few digi stamp sites since my copic obsession started, but had not purchased any rubber stamp pretties as of yet. Now I have a new batch just begging me to play!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyRLNC3OgNI/AAAAAAAAAd8/n6Gq7E4QSLw/s1600-h/bellastamps_hi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyRLNC3OgNI/AAAAAAAAAd8/n6Gq7E4QSLw/s400/bellastamps_hi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414535339485069522" border="0" /></a>Hi. Paper: Crate Paper, Ribbon: Offray, Stamps: <a href="http://www.stampingbella.com/">Stamping Bella</a>, <a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm">The Stamps of Life</a> (digital), Markers: Copic, Tools: Scor-it.<br /><br />Have a happy, stampy day!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-42905483519969000842009-12-11T20:06:00.000-08:002009-12-11T20:35:47.601-08:00My day offAhh, Friday. Freezing cold temps and not a single meeting to attend--what's a girl to do? Stay home and scrap! The week was absolutely crazy. Drew is out of town and the kids had their full complement of activities. It was the last week of the semester, so I had more than enough grading to do in between reviewing for finals. I did not have time to scrap, but I did make a little time to color each evening.<br /><br />I used <a href="http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/">Kazan's sketch 41 from 2s4u</a>--flipped a bit--for this one. I even pulled out the machine for a little stitching. It has been way too long since I did that! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyMb8xUCtVI/AAAAAAAAAd0/D8vwu-NCWMM/s1600-h/whiffofjoy_you.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SyMb8xUCtVI/AAAAAAAAAd0/D8vwu-NCWMM/s400/whiffofjoy_you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414201907872970066" border="0" /></a>You. Paper, Diecuts: Crate Paper, Chipboard: Heidi Swapp, Stamp: <a href="http://www.shop.whiffofjoy.com/">Whiff of Joy</a>, Markers: Copic, Tools: Sewing Machine, Scor-it, Distresser.<br /><br />Happy Friday, friends!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-38601457965719816432009-12-10T17:55:00.000-08:002009-12-10T18:19:30.735-08:00It's ComplicatedI love movies. In college, I worked at the "slightly late" theater on campus. A perfect job since I could eat candy and watch movies for free after working the concessions before the film. What could be better?<br /><br />As an English major, films were often part of our writing assignments. We would read a Shakespearean play and then watch a number of movies based on the same play. Some of the best papers I wrote were analysis and comparison among film and the written word. I did learn--quickly--that I prefer my own imagination. The movies based on books are never quite as good as the way I saw them in my mind.<br /><br />As momhood set in, movies became a dvd habit. Very seldom did we make it to a grown up movie on the big screen. Why? When they were tiny babies, it was money and time. As they got a bit older, there was the joy of watching them watch movies. It is so real to them that you just cannot resist. But over the last year or so, my patience for their movies waned. I desperately want the time I spent watching "Kung Fu Panda" back. There was actual pain in watching that one.<br /><br />Earlier this fall, Zack started first grade and I took the plunge. I went to see a movie in the middle of the day all by myself. No one else wanted to see "Julie and Julia" so I grabbed my Jr. Mints and headed in all alone. And, I liked it. The movie and the experience.<br /><br />I still prefer to see a movie with friends, but I am ok with heading out on my own and then discussing it with friends later. What I noticed about the last batch--except for J&amp;J--is that I am older than the movies. The romantic comedies seem to all happen to women BELOW 30. The movies with vibrant "women of an age" with central romantic roles are few and far between.<br /><br />Which is why "It's Complicated" is on my holiday must see list. Check out this screen shot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/101/1011878/its-complicated-20090807103858266_640w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/101/1011878/its-complicated-20090807103858266_640w.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cheating with your ex-husband on the young tootsie that cheated on you with him? Ok, it sounds a bit twisted, but fun.<br /><br />Of course, "Princess and the Frog" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakuel" made the family must see list. I definitely deserve a bit of complication after surviving both of those!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-33386179873381733272009-12-09T18:42:00.000-08:002009-12-09T18:53:14.856-08:00Quick TripThe first real snow of the season started yesterday morning, bright and early. Allie and Zack eagerly bundled up for a few minutes of play before the bus arrived. Unfortunately, Allie could barely fit her feet into her old boots. In early October, she tried them on and they fit, but 2 months later it is a different story. <br /><br />We had a tiny shopping window today while Zack was at scouts. 15 minutes in and out at Target. Luckily, she fell in love with these in an instant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fuuzly15L._AA260_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Fuuzly15L._AA260_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Her size? Woman's 7. Eeeek! I sense a growth spurt about to happen. She was a 5.5 at the beginning of the school season. The good news is that I am an 8.5 making it not much longer before I can double my shoe collection.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-29585548509003272752009-12-08T19:18:00.000-08:002009-12-08T19:33:47.604-08:00caught usYou never know where Zack will pop up with his camera. He loves taking pictures. Every so often, he will bring me his camera filled with pictures for me to upload. He sits patiently and goes through shot after shot. He is ruthless with his eye, deleting those that do not please him. "I can always take more, mom," he tells me. He selects ones to print and keeps them in his room. Of course, I am allowed to print extras to scrap. <br /><br />Zack is seven.<br /><br />My kids amaze me all the time. Being a mom is the greatest gift. Well, on the days that it is not being the hardest work. It is definitely the most profound dichotomy of my life.<br /><br />These shots are from sometime in early November. Allie and I got the mail and found a magazine for each of us. We plopped right down on the front steps to read and Zack appeared a bit later to capture the moment. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx8XRsBKbMI/AAAAAAAAAdk/MPPrX7YXT1E/s1600-h/momallieread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx8XRsBKbMI/AAAAAAAAAdk/MPPrX7YXT1E/s400/momallieread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413070869763878082" border="0" /></a>He is happy to take a couple of candid shots and then his bossy side pops up. Turn your head. Chin up. Now, over the shoulder. I love some of the creative things he comes up with like peeking over our magazines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx8XRZXrUWI/AAAAAAAAAdc/rMm6HiPUBhg/s1600-h/momalliepeek.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx8XRZXrUWI/AAAAAAAAAdc/rMm6HiPUBhg/s400/momalliepeek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413070864758034786" border="0" /></a>I forgot all about it until he brought me the camera today. How cute it turned out! I am already searching my brain for a title. Suggestions?Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-51542573446481793602009-12-07T18:29:00.000-08:002009-12-07T18:47:44.579-08:00Hi Elf!I am having such fun with these darling <a href="http://instylestamps.com/catalog.htm">Instyle stamps</a>. I love when companies with really cute art make digital stamps available. Being able to have them instantly, resize them, print them again and again--all such selling points for me. I love the anime art eyes and cannot get enough of these stamps. Darling!<br /><br />I created this card for the sketch on the <a href="http://instylestamps.blogspot.com/2009/12/sketch-challenge-4-guest-designer-call.html">Club Anime blog</a>. I cropped the little elf into a head shot and used my spellbinders for a frame. I love the subtlety of the cuttlebug embossing on the white. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx29D9ah3sI/AAAAAAAAAdU/JNAve75qhSw/s1600-h/santainstylestamps2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sx29D9ah3sI/AAAAAAAAAdU/JNAve75qhSw/s400/santainstylestamps2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690202892295874" border="0" /></a>Santa Was Here. Paper, Die Cuts: Crate Paper, Ribbon: Offray, Stamp: Instyle.com, Markers: Copic, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Pearls: Kaisercraft, Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Scor-it.<br /><br />Just downloaded a new stamp and I have coloring to do. Happy Monday!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-33877339598822104942009-12-06T17:27:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:57:28.953-08:00Ready for some footballOk, so our Steelers are torturing us right now. I have no excuses. Theories, certainly, but valid reasons escape me for such a horrible losing streak. Still, at our house we dress for the occasion. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sxxde0kgaOI/AAAAAAAAAc8/_9hcLYTelJQ/s1600-h/us2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sxxde0kgaOI/AAAAAAAAAc8/_9hcLYTelJQ/s400/us2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412303636281714914" border="0" /></a>Sundays are football days. We toss in some homework and some laundry, but all around football. What did we do before we could pause the games? Or before the magical NFL Sunday Ticket allowed us to see them all? Or before fantasy football gave us a reason to watch them all so energetically? Fortunately, we do not have to remember--we are soooooo spoiled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxxdenCO5DI/AAAAAAAAAc0/IyajqGZkFN0/s1600-h/us1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxxdenCO5DI/AAAAAAAAAc0/IyajqGZkFN0/s400/us1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412303632648299570" border="0" /></a>Today, my Steelers lost. But my Saints won. Yes, I adopted the lovable Saints during my undergrad years. Tulane played in the Superdome and tickets for the Saints were not hard to come by. Of course, they were more commonly called the Aints in those days before they had EVER seen the playoffs. It definitely looks like it is their year. And it is easy to root for them when Brees is leading my fantasy team. Such the hero.<br /><br />And the translation for my non football scrappy friends: yada yada yada cute picture yada yada yada picture. Love yall!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-33903141569513198172009-12-05T16:53:00.000-08:002009-12-05T17:09:27.892-08:00Happy CardI was in the Christmas card mood with red and green doodads out. I organize my goodies by color tray and somehow apples jumped out at me instead of anything holiday. I had such fun playing with the bright and the bold. I used Laura's sketch 40 from <a href="http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/">2s4u</a>. I swear the sketches get cuter every week over there! And the newest design team members are all super talented.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxsBiFVlxaI/AAAAAAAAAck/ZpwJxDs6wgo/s1600-h/loveyou.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxsBiFVlxaI/AAAAAAAAAck/ZpwJxDs6wgo/s400/loveyou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411921062275696034" border="0" /></a>Love You. Paper: October Afternoon, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Ribbon: Offray, Pin: JoAnn's, Alphabet: American Crafts, Sticker: Making Memories, Tools: Scor-it, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug.<br /><br />I have to say that this particular green paper--this card and the one from yest--is my favorite of the week. How can I have owned this one for months and somehow not have used it? It is such a yummy shade of green.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-78671309592992449152009-12-04T19:32:00.001-08:002009-12-04T19:45:00.010-08:00copic obsessionMy copic obsession is new. And fabulous. For those who have not yet discovered copics, they are a marker. But they are so much more. They are refillable, blendable, more like paint brushes already loaded with the perfect amount of color than a maker. There is even an airbrush system that works with the markers. Can you say Christmas present? I can!<br /><br />I picked up my first few copics on sale at Hobby Lobby before I discovered they are marking them up WAY too much. I found an online store that delivers quickly and charges less everywhere else. I am in love. I have spent countless hours on youtube watching videos and wander through blogs.<br /><br />Today was my day off. No work, no committees, no meetings, no playdates--just a me day. I slept in. I colored. I bubbled. I ate cookie dough. ahhhhh.<br /><br />My blog hopping led me to <a href="http://instylestamps.blogspot.com/">Too Cute For Words</a> a challenge blog featuring <a href="http://instylestamps.com/">Instyle Stamps</a>. I headed over and picked up my first couple of anime digital stamps. Excellent customer service! I created this for their <a href="http://instylestamps.blogspot.com/2009/11/color-challenge.html">color challenge</a>--use brown, coral, and kiwi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxnVwqIup9I/AAAAAAAAAcU/6XpOcwEee_g/s1600-h/hicard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxnVwqIup9I/AAAAAAAAAcU/6XpOcwEee_g/s400/hicard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411591459183699922" border="0" /></a>Paper, Stickers is BasicGrey, Journal Spot: Jillibean Soup, Bling: Kaisercraft. I used my copics on just about everything. I love how darling the journal spot is after it is colored!<br /><br />Here are the copics used:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxnVxDSkI-I/AAAAAAAAAcc/G7iMKy06DCg/s1600-h/hicopics.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxnVxDSkI-I/AAAAAAAAAcc/G7iMKy06DCg/s400/hicopics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411591465935840226" border="0" /></a>I can not wait to get back to my desk to color more!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-22756577736591716402009-12-03T17:48:00.000-08:002009-12-03T17:57:16.420-08:00lots of loveI love a cute window card! Normally I just do a basic with the window, but this mouse was just too cute to make share a space. I decided to go with the trifold. How darling is he?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sxhqnui1IoI/AAAAAAAAAcM/6qLPF5RNZjk/s1600-h/open.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Sxhqnui1IoI/AAAAAAAAAcM/6qLPF5RNZjk/s400/open.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411192183027212930" border="0" /></a>The paper is October Afternoon. I used photoshop to color the mouse's holiday bag and hat the exact color of the paper green. Really easy to do with software.<br /><br />Almost ready to show off my very first copic coloring. I am definitely having a ton of fun doing my copic homework.<br /><br />smooches!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-18066678279461736372009-12-02T17:57:00.000-08:002009-12-02T18:29:11.349-08:0012 Days of ChristmasThe nature of teaching college means I have a lovely holiday break. Four to six weeks of no classes. Oh, sure, I have classes to design and meetings to attend, but I have a long span of not teaching. I fill the time. Absolutely. I scrapbook. I read. I chatter with friends. I still have kids and a husband and a house.<br /><br />But.<br /><br />I always have this feeling that I missed the joy of Christmas. The month of December flies by with a ton of things that have to be done--especially final exam torture--but not much that gets to be fun. And then I have all the time in the world in January, but the holidays are gone.<br /><br />What's a gal to do? Make a plan, of course. Tonight the family sat down and decided on 12 things to do to celebrate Christmas together. I know some of yall may be able to do the entire Advent countdown, but I have a traveling husband and an insane schedule so 12 is my number. <br /><br />Each family member picked 3 items to add to the list. Drew shocked me when his first pick was to see Chipmunks Squeakquel on Christmas Day. Really, husband? He also picked a trip to the mall. Clearly, I do not know this man as well as I thought. Of course, when he added "just to look, not to shop" I knew he was back. Giggle.<br /><br />We are all excited about the list and can't wait to kick off the holiday season. 12 days and counting . . .Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-54732168175538172482009-12-01T19:15:00.000-08:002009-12-01T19:32:35.634-08:00Digital DelightsHappy December! I am so excited to share the new issue with y'all. It is our 49th issue--the very first one of year FIVE. How is that possible? Recently the staff took a look back at issue one and had quite a giggle. We have certainly come a long way, babies.<br /><br />Here is our current cover (and link in):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://scrapstreet.com/mag2009/dec12/other/contents.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 499px;" src="http://scrapstreet.com/images/magy4/121212/cover/deccover400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This month our fabulous Showroom sponsor is <a href="http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.blogspot.com/">Digital Delights by Louby Lou</a>. These digital stamps are so freaking cute! I am happy to blame designer/owner Wendy for creating designs so cute that I could totally justify buying copic markers. A LOT of copic markers. I did not have them before I completed the article, but I am a coloring fool now!<br /><br />I am so proud of the creativity of all of our designers. Take a peek <a href="http://scrapstreet.com/mag2009/dec12/fixtures/show.htm">here </a>to see the 24 different items we created together.<br /><br />Personally, I made more than the three that made it into the issue. We did have to pick and choose. The first item I made was the wine bag. I took one look at this girl and knew I had to make her in felt. She is just the perfect little santa gal:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcHfrsJrI/AAAAAAAAAb8/QdlPu--ZR_0/s1600-h/winebottle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcHfrsJrI/AAAAAAAAAb8/QdlPu--ZR_0/s400/winebottle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410472548677461682" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite of the images on first glance was the turtle. I have colored him a half dozen times with my copics now practicing to shade and highlight well. I am certain I will have him looking fabulous soon! For this layout, I used my photoshop to color him and printed him on a transparency over and over as a border. Too cute!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcMAttbrI/AAAAAAAAAcE/oenekJBp7eo/s1600-h/you.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcMAttbrI/AAAAAAAAAcE/oenekJBp7eo/s400/you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410472626263781042" border="0" /></a><br />This card was also colored in photoshop and then glittered a bit by me. I tried a bunch of different ribbons for the reins, but liked the glitter best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcGwVDOAI/AAAAAAAAAbs/6zE15l8QRmU/s1600-h/merry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SxXcGwVDOAI/AAAAAAAAAbs/6zE15l8QRmU/s400/merry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410472535966038018" border="0" /></a>I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to play with digital stamping. As a hybrid scrapper, these are my new favorite scrapping toys. Have you stamped today?Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-78662778451981115652009-11-07T12:24:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:37:39.005-08:00back in the saddleFinally. After several weeks of feeling all topsy turvey with my new schedule, I managed to phase scrapping back into my daily life. I feel so much better! I had a number of items to make for upcoming publications that I cannot share, but not that the must scrap list is done, I have time for fun scrapping. Yay!<br /><br />I headed over to <a href="http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/">2sketches4you</a> and grabbed this week's sketch: Laura's Sketch 38. Fabulous! I used it for this thanks card for my inlaws. They were so sweet watching the kids when Drew and I were in Miami. A happy card and a gift certificate for dinner out was our way of saying thanks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SvXXuNu99WI/AAAAAAAAAbk/6Iv__z9BYzM/s1600-h/thankssketch38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/SvXXuNu99WI/AAAAAAAAAbk/6Iv__z9BYzM/s400/thankssketch38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401460517061391714" border="0" /></a>Cosmo Cricket papers, chipboard, ribbon from Earth Love, Jillibean Soup journal spot, and American Crafts Thickers with a hint of ink. I love how the colors are light, yet so warm. Yummy!<br /><br />Off to scrap!Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513190403546550645.post-53800320685318393002009-11-02T19:41:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:51:06.259-08:00Halloween funHalloween shopping this year was quite easy. Allie took one look at the darling ladybug and fell in love. Surprisingly affordable with everything from leggings to antenna, it fit her personality perfectly. And it fit my mom requirement--NOT sexy. Allie crossed into the tween size/age category this year and as we browsed online costume stores, I was getting nervous. I am just not ready to see my little girl in fishnets yet. I was thrilled with her choice:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Su-msNsxvWI/AAAAAAAAAbU/ouK8lZ72vFI/s1600-h/ladybugallie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Su-msNsxvWI/AAAAAAAAAbU/ouK8lZ72vFI/s400/ladybugallie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399717756762439010" border="0" /></a>While Allie and I shopped for her, Zack and Drew headed to the boy land. Zack had already decided on Harry Potter, so I was shocked when he came over with a snow wolf ninja costume. He loves wolves and was determined that this would be his costume. We arrived home to find that the mask was not in the bag. <br /><br />Back I went. Although the bag listed it as included, it was not in any of the ones in stock. The manager offered to take it back and give me some $ off another costume for my trouble, but Zack held firm. He did not want a mask, anyway. He liked his costume, but did not make it to love and is certain that next year he wants to be Harry Potter. Here he is making his best evil ninja face:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Su-msTfHcTI/AAAAAAAAAbc/hBoUmiNvAPA/s1600-h/zackhalloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rT1lexxwMSg/Su-msTfHcTI/AAAAAAAAAbc/hBoUmiNvAPA/s400/zackhalloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399717758315753778" border="0" /></a>I still think he is adorable--even when he is trying to be scary. Happy Halloween! Off to raid the candy bucket.Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820486127565730732noreply@blogger.com1